Dispensing container



June 10, 1930. H. r. TRAu'rvE-rTL-:R

DISPENSING CONTAINER 24 sheets-sheet 1 Filed Aug. 2, 1928 INVENTOR BYHZ aure'er ATTORNEY WITNESSES June 10, 1930. H. T. TRAUTVETTER 1,763,449

DISPENS ING CONTAINER Filed Aug. 2, 192B 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR f-.Taufref ATTOR N EY WITNESSES Patented June 10, 1930n UNITED sTATEs PATENT or-r-'lcE Application med August 2, 1928. Serial ll'o. 296,977.

This invention relates to dis ensing container-s which are especiall esigned for holding and dispensing con iments, such as sugar, salt, pepper or the like.

ontainers for substances of this character which are now in general use are open to the objection that moisture gains access to the contents and @seriously interferes with the dis ensing of the same. In addition to this,

sai containers, unless provided with a cover, admit dust, dirt and insects which render the contents unsanitary.

The present invention broadly comprehends a dispensing container which is positively sealed against the entrance of moisture, dust, dirt or insects by the mere act of resting or placing the same upon a supporting surface, due to the fact that the same is provided with an outlet through the lower end while the upper end is completely closed.

More specifically, the invention contemplates an improved dis ensing container havlng a completely close upper end and a bottom wall having an upwardly projecting outlet tube opening through said bottom wall and terminating in closely spaced relation to the closed ton wall so as to render the same moisture proof, dust proof, as well as insect proof, when the same is supported by resting the bottom wall on a supporting surface.

The invention furthermore embodies a dispensing container of the character set forth which may be constructed with a reduced extension at the upper end in alignment with the outlet tube for receiving a predetermined measured quantity of the contents when the same is inverted so that successive inversions and rightings of the container will dispense substantially uniform quantities of the contents.

The invention aims to further provide a dispensing container of the character set forth which when employed for containing salt may dispense the same by rapid upward jerks to cause the contents to move upward against the top wall and for deflection thereby through the outlet tube.

Other features reside in the simplicity of 50 construction of the container, ythe economy with which it may be produced and the general efficiency derived therefrom.

With the above recited and other objects in view, reference is had to the following descrlption and accompanying drawings, in which there is exhibited one example or embodiment of the invention, while the claims define the actual scope of the same.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a o dlspensing container constructed in accordance with the invention, and particularly designed for dispensing measured quantities of the contents.

Figure 2 is a similar view illustrating the 65 container inverted.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the sealing ring or gasket for binding or impinging the bottom wall against the lower open end of the body.

Figure 4 is an edge view of said sealing ring or gasket.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view through a dispensing container illustrating a modified adaptation of the invention.

Figure 6 is a perspective view thereof illustrating the manner in whichthe same is used for dispensing the contents.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, and vmore particularly to the 30 form of the invention illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, 10 designates the body of the container which is of inverted cup shaped configuration having-a closed upper end 11 provided with an upwardly projecting reduced a5 extension 12 dening a pocket 13 of reduced diameter with respect vto the main body 10. The lower end of the bod 10 is provided with external threads 14 an with an internal frusto-conical seat 15. A dome shaped bot- 90 tom wall 16 includin a truste-conical marginal flange 17 de en 'ng therefrom and designed to snugly t within the frusto-conical seat 15, is provided, and said liange 17 is formed with an out-turned bead 18. A re- 95 taining ring or annulus 19 is threaded over the external threads 14 and is rovided with an inturned annular lip 20. binding element or gasket 21 of annular or rin yform having circumferentially spaced radial oi- 10| quantit o the contents -will gravitate into- .the poc et 13 when the container is inverted,

,outlet tube 23 in a centere sets 22, is designed to be interposedbetween the bead '18 and the lip 20 for effecting a close seating of thel flange 17 of the bottom wall against the seat '15. The bottom wall 16 is provided with a concentrie upwardly projecting outlet tube 23 which opens through the bottom wall and whlch extends upwardly to a point closely spaced from the top wall 11 adjacent-its juncture wlththe extension 12. In order to groperly retain the position, the same is castellated or rovided with a spider 24. It will be observed that the internal diameter of the outlet tube 23 is slightly less than the internal diameter of the extension 12 or the pocket 13 which it defines.

In practice, the bottom wall is removed by unthreading the retaining ring 19 andv introducing thecontents to the body while the same is in an inverted condition. After the bottom wall has been applied, the contents are dis nsed in predetermined measured quantitles by successively inverting and righting the container. It is obvious from the showin in Figure 2 that a predetermined and obviously, when the same is righted or moved back to its normal position, that the greater part of the contents tralped in the pocket 13 will flow outwardly t rough the tube 23. When not in active use, the container is obviously rested upon a supporting surface S which seals the same against the entrance of insects, dust, dirt or dampness. It is, therefore, apparent that no cover is'necessary, and hence the user is not subjected to the inconvenience of opening or removing a cover and replacing the same every time the container is used.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figure 5, the construction is substantially identical with that of the preferred embodiment except that the top wall indicated at 11'L terminates in a rounded dome 12. This renders the container especially adaptable for use as a salt shaker in that the con-y tents are dispensed by merely jerking the container rapidly up and down to cause the contents to be deflected by the upper dome shaped portion or apex 12 of the top wall 11, thence through the outlet tube 23.

What is claimed is: 1. A dispensing container comprising an inverted cup shaped body having a completely closed non-supporting upper end and a f lower open supportin end, a removable closure for said lower en ing and an upstandin tending from said out adjacent to and spaced said bod 2. A ispensing container eomprisin an inverted cup shaped body having a comp etely closed non-supporting upper end and a having an outlet openopen ended tube exet opening to a point from the upper end of :kome

lower open supportin end, a removable closure for said lower en having an outlet opening and an upstandin open ended tube extending from said out et opening to a point adjacent to and spaced from the u per end of said bod the upper end of said y being provide vwith an upwardly rojecting reduced extension defining a poc et for receiving, measuring and dispensln a quantity of the contents upon inversion o the container and the return of the same to a normal position.

3. A di c z l container including an inverted cup shaped bod? having an upwardly projecting pocket ormed with a down wardly and outwardly flared mouth and a bottom wall having an upwardly projectin outlet tube opening throu h the bottom wal and terminating 1n close y spaced relation to the closed top wall of the body, said outlet tube having a castellated upper end for engagement with the flared mouth of the pocket to center and properly space the same therefrom.

HENRY T. TRAUTVETTER. 

